Recliner

[boykinlp]

My recliner has given up the ghost after a mere 26 years! They just don’t make ‘em like they used to! Maybe it was a blessing since Black Friday is coming soon, which means sales to me. I am a bigger guy, so looking for something that will be comfortable to me. I actually prefer a manual recliner, a wall hugger style, and don’t really care for the stuff like massaging, heat, rocking, gliding, etc., just a standard one. You folks have any recommendations for something that you have purchased recently?
Larry

 

[soFlaNative]

Lazy Boy recliner with the bentwood arms about 4 yrs. old fit my standard size body. Rocks, swivels and reclines from the back, minimal clearance needed but not a wall hugger. Padding compressed where my elbow rest and corners at the bottom of the wood will bite my ankles if I get up wrong.
Hope you find one that fits, Lazy Boy has a selection and they're pretty well built.

 

[VaTom]

My Lazy Boy is still great. Manual. If you go leather do not get “bonded leather” . It is thin leather with fabric backing. The full leather on my lazy boy still looks like new. I have had it about 10 years.

 

[Eric300]

I am currently in the exact same situation. I was planning on going to GW sometime this week to 'try on' a few La-z-boy recliners. No massage, power, etc. but I do want leather!

 

[Roofuss]

Wife and I have had a pair of Lazy Boys for almost 10 years, and no complaints .

 

[grover99]

My lazy boy is 17 years old and still going strong. I am a big guy and that thing fits like a glove. Spend many hours in it watching TV and reading. The fabric is getting a little stained but not worn and I think it will last longer than I will.

 

[sophie]

I have 5 Lazy-Boy recliners and still recommend the brand. All I buy is wall-away’s anymore. All of our recliners are leather and are the chaise style. We prefer the non-rocker style. I prefer the manual style recliner. I actually had a steel roller that is encapsulated with ABS type plastic or composite of some type break on one of the Harbor Town recliners we have. It busted when our dog Rosie jumped up on the footrest with it extended as she does every day. Lazy Boy warranty is lifetime on the mechanism. I had bought 2 of the Harbor Town at the same time in 2015 for our fifth wheel trailer. The Lazy Boy dealer replaced the entire mechanism of the recliner and I gladly paid the labor.

 

[Tom S.]

Not sure who makes this one:

 

[Rustyt1953]

My 16 month old Broyhill. I could live in it.

Complete with USB-A and USB-C.

 

[pasound]

La-z-boy. Mine was my dad's, bought for him almost 50 years ago for his 60th birthday. Sadly, I've owned it for about 40 years now. Only recently, the seat springs started getting weak. I'm thinking about getting it repaired rather than replaced. The leather is still perfect, the "puffy" head cushion is still good, the seat cushion, arm rests, and back are fine. Recliner controls still work.
What to do, what to do.

 

[rockquarry]

Amish furniture: very high quality simple recliner, no gadgetry, electronics, or plastic. More expensive than the junk but it lasts and looks good for a long time. The disadvantage is that you have to wait several months while your recliner is built.

 

[Kenna]

Definitely get powered controls, makes life easier! Have non power upstairs its ok but as I age noticed that leg strength aint what it used to be. In the Man cave have powered recliners spent alot of time recovering in it from Rotator cuff surgery. Doc even suggested it. You can fine tune comfort! In time when replacement is necessary will look at the type that assists you up and out of chair, wish my dad would have got that model as now he struggles to get up!

 

[Golddollar]

I bought a Serta 860 recliner/lift chair after my knee surgery back in 2017. I'm sitting in it right now. I never had a problem with it and it has been so comfortable that I have dozed off in it a number of times without intending to.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I have 2, same model. 17/18-year-old red velvet, and same model 9-year-old brown leather. Got one close to 40 years ago (blue velvet). Right arm cracked inside, and repairman knew nothing about upholstery! I fixed the crack with 4 & 6 inch drywall screws and gave to my youngest while he was in college. It got very abused a lot! Lasted a long time in the son's game room.

Wife just got one special in August on "Summer Sale". A friend was buying 2 three weeks later during the "Labor Day Sale", we recalculated my wife's: Worked out $5 cheaper in "Summer Sale"! She has had it a few months now. It is in her favorite color, Lt Blue Velvet. She still loves it, rocks, reclines and swivels. It faces an East facing window, so she can read her Bible and watch the Sun Rise everyday!

Ivan

 

[boykinlp]

Hopefully, I get out and check to see if I can find something on sale for Black Friday. I looked online a little bit last night and didn’t see much advertised. Maybe I have to actually wait until Friday, but I thought most places started their sales earlier nowadays. One thing that I am curious about, will most places have recliners in stock or will I have to wait weeks to get one built? I saw where rockquarry talked about waiting for an Amish built chair, but is that normal everywhere else too?

I definitely want to “try it before I buy it” for comfort sake. It seems like most here recommend La-z-boy branded chairs. I know they have been around forever it seems and are quality made. They may end up being too expensive for me though. I always thought it would be nice to get leather, but have sat in a couple years ago and didn’t like them. I am willing to try them again though. My chair that has lasted 26 years isn’t leather, and truthfully, I’m not even sure who makes it. I turned to over the other day trying to figure out what its problem was, and there is no tagging there anymore. Of course, it could have fallen off over the years.

Thanks for the reply’s so far, keep them coming, and I’ll let y’all know what I find.
Larry

 

[Narragansett]

I have a 2 seater Ashley overstuffed love seat that reclines. Love it, about 1400.00

Watch yourself if you go to lazyboy. Those stores are independently owned franchises, full of upselling and they are expensive. Think going to a car dealership

 

[ladder13]

You probably never heard of Smith Brothers. They make great recliners, we have two.

 

[Maddog 521]

Another vote for La-Z-Boy. Be sure to sit in it before you buy it.Buy the bigger one as a smaller ones are usually not wide enough to get comfortable.

 

[Golddollar]

Hopefully, I get out and check to see if I can find something on sale for Black Friday. I looked online a little bit last night and didn’t see much advertised. Maybe I have to actually wait until Friday, but I thought most places started their sales earlier nowadays. One thing that I am curious about, will most places have recliners in stock or will I have to wait weeks to get one built? I saw where rockquarry talked about waiting for an Amish built chair, but is that normal everywhere else too?

I definitely want to “try it before I buy it” for comfort sake. It seems like most here recommend La-z-boy branded chairs. I know they have been around forever it seems and are quality made. They may end up being too expensive for me though. I always thought it would be nice to get leather, but have sat in a couple years ago and didn’t like them. I am willing to try them again though. My chair that has lasted 26 years isn’t leather, and truthfully, I’m not even sure who makes it. I turned to over the other day trying to figure out what its problem was, and there is no tagging there anymore. Of course, it could have fallen off over the years.

Thanks for the reply’s so far, keep them coming, and I’ll let y’all know what I find.
Larry

Let me see if I can help you out. The chair I bought was on the floor of a local furniture store around Harrisburg. My brother and I just walked into the store and there it was. We loaded it on my brother's car and away we went.

Mine is fabric covered. It has held together very well. It is a Serta chair which is a brand name. And you definitely want to try it out in the store. I remember at another store I sat down in a chair and couldn't get myself out of it. Remember, I had just had knee surgery. Not being able to get out of the chair on my own power absolutely convinced me that I had to have a lift function. I don't know if you have any physical infirmities to deal with but it's better to find out in the store what you might need in a recliner/lift chair before you spend any money. Hope this helps.

 

[swsig]

My Lazy Boy is still great. Manual. If you go leather do not get “bonded leather” . It is thin leather with fabric backing. The full leather on my lazy boy still looks like new. I have had it about 10 years.

Our fabric-covered La-Z-Boy love seat with dual manual recliners is over 20 years old and still looks good works perfectly. It's so sturdy that the loss of a piece of the mechanism hasn't affected it at all. A few years ago, this item fell out (the Shield did not fall out, it's there for reference.):

I don't know what it is, but our La-Z-Boy doesn't seem to miss it. However, if you need a 200 lb. recoil spring I can send it to you.

And I agree about the bonded "leather". I had a beautiful desk chair with bonded leather I had to discard after only about 5 years because its bonded "leather" upholstery completely disintegrated.